Genius
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · 54% critics
Set in 1920s New York, a well-known literary editor discovers a vast manuscript from an unknown writer and becomes convinced it holds true greatness. As they work together to shape the work for publication, their professional bond grows increasingly complex and tests the people around them.
Based on Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-06-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (724 votes)
About
You’ll like Genius if you enjoy literary-focused dramas about shaping big ideas into publishable work and the push-pull of creative ambition, Not for you if you want fast plot momentum or action; it may feel similar to Creation in its talk-heavy, process-driven focus.
Pros: strong lead performances; editor-focused story; period detail | Cons: slow pacing; long-winded dialogue; uneven direction
Themes
- new york city
- biography
- writer
- book editor
- novelist
- editor
- 1930s
Cast & crew
Colin Firth
as Max Perkins
Jude Law
as Thomas Wolfe
Nicole Kidman
as Aline Bernstein
Laura Linney
as Louise Saunders
Guy Pearce
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic West
as Ernest Hemingway
Vanessa Kirby
as Zelda Fitzgerald
Demetri Goritsas
as John Wheelock
- HA
Harry Attwell
as Assistant Editor
Angela Ashton
as Bertha Perkins
Directed by Michael Grandage